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From: limhl@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Hui Lin Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Battery, memory, and disk info for the T1000SE
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Date: 23 Jan 91 00:24:31 GMT
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To add to the ongoing discussion about battery life on the T1000s. Has
anyone noticed that occassionally the battery will get much hotter
than usual?  It's as though the charger &/or system didn't realise
that the battery is close to fully charged and forgot to switch to
trickle charge.  The battery light stays orange rather than switching
to green.

I haven't been able to figure out what causes this to happen (some
combination of the battery being completely flat, the system not
knowing the battery state (??? on the pop up screen), and whether
you try to charge in one go or disconnect and reconnect the charger
halfway thru).

Could anyone offer any help?  I had this happen on the J3100 (Japanese
market version of the 1000SE) and it ruined the battery before I
noticed....

HuiLin Lim
limhl@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com